Model comparison
Gemma 3 1B vs Granite 4.2 8B
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 20.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.2 8B leads 37.7 to 7.1.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.2 8B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 20.7 | 40.0 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 131K |
| Max output | — | 118K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.06 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.25 |
| Results tracked | 4 | 11 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 4.2 8B: 39.9 (#138)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 1379 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: 13.5 (#144), Granite 4.2 8B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 7.2% | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 8B leads
Gemma 3 1B: 18.5 (#260), Granite 4.2 8B: 25.5 (#130)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1327 |
Math Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: 9.6 (#310), Granite 4.2 8B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | — |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 8B leads
Gemma 3 1B: 7.1 (#309), Granite 4.2 8B: 37.7 (#144)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 19.9% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1380 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#173)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1299 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1361 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1283 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#183)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1298 |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 4.2 8B: 40.2 (#154)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1323 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 4.2 8B: 49.8 (#183)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1319 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1238 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1299 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 1B better than Granite 4.2 8B?
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 20.7 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 1B and Granite 4.2 8B share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 1B has 4 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 8B has 11.